This one and a half day interactive conference will bring together top level speakers from industry, regulators, EU institutions and NGOs to engage in a pro-active and progressive debate on the current and future trends relating to obesity and nutrition within Europe, and explore the relationship between nutrition regulation and the improvement of dietary habit and promotion of a healthy lifestyle. Focussing on issues such as nutritional labelling, the nutrition and health claims regulation, nutrient profiling and advertising to children it will discuss where the balance lies between self-regulation and legislation and between allowing consumers to make an informed choice, and the imposing of a healthy lifestyle.